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Rise of Cyberchondria; NHS Launches Online Healthchecker

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Frost has noticed an upturn in the rise of cyberchondria, people across the UK are googling their aches and pains. Any smart person knows that googling you health problems will never help, the result you get is always death! The NHS has put together an online health checker which shows a more realistic solution to your problem.

MOT YOUR HEALTH ONLINE TODAY

Is my diet affecting my health? Am I drinking too much? Am I active enough? Getting personalised health information, whether to address specific concerns or just see how you are faring, can be tricky. But from today, it will be much easier to check how healthy you are using a free, revamped tool on the NHS Choices website.

The LifeCheck (www.nhs.uk/lifecheck) tool asks you a small number of questions about your age and lifestyle which generates an individual health profile, and health tips tailored to your specific needs. You’ll then be able to set achievable goals to improve your health and wellbeing, and get to relevant, reliable advice and information on the NHS website.

Designed for all ages from newborns to grandparents, the user-friendly tool now combines an upgraded and extended version of three existing tools Baby LifeCheck (5-8 months), Teen LifeCheck (12-15 years) and Mid-LifeCheck (over 40s).

How Well Do You Know Your Penis?

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Most men would probably say they’re on pretty good terms with their ‘little fella’, but for National Men’s Health Week (13-19 June), NHS Choices are encouraging men to get to know their penis even better.

For example, did you know you could break your penis? Were you aware that a healthy man can have between three and five erections lasting up to 35 minutes while asleep? Did you know shorter penises increase more in length when they become erect than longer ones?

If some of these came as a shock to you, there’s more – and even if they didn’t, NHS Choices suggests men log on to learn more about their penis and how to keep it healthy at www.nhs.uk/livewell/penis-health.

The somewhat appropriately named Dr. Knut Schroeder, NHS Choices GP and author, said: “Many people find it embarrassing to ask questions about their manhood. As a result, there are many commonly held misconceptions about what’s considered ‘normal’ when it comes to the penis. NHS Choices therefore offers the perfect forum for men to get the facts, which may help them to alleviate any concerns they might have. Of course, if a man notices anything unusual about their penis and is genuinely worried, I would strongly advise them to visit their GP.”